By: Shweta Mohapatra

*Everyone is free to wear whatever they clothing and accessories of his/her gender that he/she finds pleasing.

*They skirts were long and were not pushed out in any direction.

*Women usually wore different types of white skirts topped with a red, white, and blue striped jackets representing there flag during the Revolution.

*They might wear a slight bustle pad.

*They also wore white Greek chemise gown.

*Pouter-pigeon in the 1790’s was very popular. It has many layers of cloth pinned over the bodice.

* Redingote was the French pronunciation for “Red Coat.”

* In 1795, waist lines in dresses were somewhat raised, this lead to the development of the empire silhouette.

*Most gowns had skirts that opened in the front to show the petticoat worn underneath

*Women in the early Revolution, wore low-necked gowns. Usually worn with a petticoat.

*In French, it is called a robe.

*Open bodice with a separate stomacher was replaced later in the years with a bodice which its edges that met in the center front.

*Sack-back gown in French is robe à la française.

*It has black pleats hanging loosely from the neckline.

*It is long worn as a court fashion

*It made its last appearance early in the period of the Revolution.

*A fitted bodice held the front of the gown closely to the body

*Close-bodied gowns in French is robe à l'anglaise

*It had black pleats sown into place so it was close to the body

*It was then released into the skirt which would be draped in different ways.

*Short gowns (bed gowns) were at least thigh length and were front wrapping.

*They were made out of light, printed cotton fabric which was very comfortable.

*This was common when women were at home and it was early morning so they wore this out of comfort.

*It is usually worn with a petticoat

*It is not formal to wear a costume of a jacket and a petticoat and not a dress.

*Caraco was a jacket like bodice worn with a petticoat.

*It usually has elbow-length sleeves but in the 1790’s, Caracos had full length sleeves which were tight

*The traditional riding habit is a tailored jacket worn with a high-necked shirt, a waistcoat, a petticoat, and a hat.

*It is usually like a man’s coat, like in previous periods.

*The jacket and a false waistcoat-front might also be made as a single garment for an alternative.

*Chemise or smock, had a low neckline and elbow-length sleeves which were full early in the period and became significantly narrow as the century progressed.

*In this time period, Drawers were not worn.

*In this time period, women wore strapless strays.

*Strays were usually cut at the armpit and it helped women ease there soldiers back.

*This helped with the fashionable shape which also included a thin torso, large hips, her soldiers back, and a proportionally large waist.

*Strays were normally laced loosely for comfort. This helped the poor and middle class women with heavy lifting.

*Strays were laced very tightly for women who loved extreme fashion.

*Strays were occasionally replaced by a un corset but they were not very popular in France nor in bordering countries.

*Panniers (Side Hoops, was an important part of country fashion.

*It disappeared in all of France because of some petticoats.

*Pockets were tied around the women waist.

*You could get into them with pocket slits.

*They were usually replaced by the side-seams of a gown or petticoat.

*Some waistcoats were woolen or quilted.

*Usually women wear these on top of there stays or corset or under the gown for warmth.

*Some petticoats were also quilted and woolen batted.

*Women usually wore these in the winter.

*Common shoes had high heels which were curved.

*The Louis heels came from this 1790’s fashion wear.

*Shoes were normally made of leather or fabric.

*Shoes with buckles and high heeled footwear was a common fashion statement until the years after the French Revolution

*During the Revolution, women started wearing elaborate hats.

*Mob caps were usually worn indoors including other country styled hats.

*Low-crowned straw sheperdess hats had ribbons to secure it on her head when tied, was worn during this time.

*Flat, broad-brimmed hats were also worn during this rustic style period.

*Before the French Revolution, women had their powdered hair, or wigs, built up high, but for this new time period, women had to have their hair in their natural state.

*It also was common to have their hair dressed simply with majority of their hair curled.

*Before the Revolution, dramatic fashion and cosmetics was usual

*During the Revolution, women went for a more simpler look, which includes outfits, wigs and make-up

*During the Ancien Régime (Old Regime) women had their bodies be coated with white lead and their faces covered in fake beauty marks.

*This was a sign of civil dishonesty.

*This also created a impediment between real and unreal; it was, according to them, an “illegible mask of impurity.”

*When new sports and other “time-passing” activities were introduced to the French society, clothing became more carefully tailored on wool.

*They also became more “undressed” so to say, (except for the most formal occasions) unlike it was earlier when their attire was carefully embroidered on silk or velvet.

*Shirts were:

~Full Sleeves

~Scrunched up at the wrist

~Dropped at the shoulders

*Dress shirts had ruffles made of fabric lace.

*Undressed shirts ended in plain wrist bands.

*Turned over collars were now in fashion.

*They were usually worn with stockings.

*A cravat reappeared after 1795.

*Breeches were fitted snugly.

*They also had a fall-front opening

*Shoes were normally made of leather.

*They also included shoes buckles.

*When men when to ride their horses, they usually wore their boots.

*Buckles were made out of silver, paste stones, or any other polished metal buckles were made very large.

*Stocking were either silk or woolen.

*Wigs were worn for formal occasions.

*A man’s hair was usually long and powdered.

*It was brushed back and clubbed with a black ribbon.

*Men often wore a tricorne hat which were wide-brimmed and turned upon three sides before this time period.

*In this period, tricorne hats were turned up front and back or on the sides to form bicornes.

*When Benjamin Franklin went to the French Court with his hair not powdered or in a wig, the French were shocked because they thought that he was not in a proper attire.

*Toddlers wore washable dresses called frocks.

*Frocks, or light dresses, were made of linen or cotton.

*Children usually wore what adults would wear but in a state where they will be fitted into.

*Boys wore pantaloons, short jackets, and for younger boys, a skeleton suit.

*The lower class citizens wore what the upper class citizens usually wore but they owned fewer amounts and owned cheaper styles.

*Since this time period is a Revolution, they are fighting for their freedom, so they will wear the colors of their flag to represent what they want.

*Also, they are wearing more simpler cloth because their economy has dropped.

*For the lower class citizens, they went around in a wooden carriage which was drawn by foot.

*For the upper class citizens, they went around in metal carriages drawn by two horses.

*They also went on horse for some occasion and for hunting.

*Guillotine – used daily to cut peoples head’s off very quickly so it can be painless.

*Guns – to fight.

*Celerifere

~Invented in 1790.

~The earliest bicycle known.

~It was wooden.

~Invented by Comote Mede de Sivrac of France.

*Metric System

~Invented in 1790.

~The Academy of Sciences of Paris created this.

*Guillotine

~Invented in 1792.

~It was tall and wooden.

~A tall frame with a hole so the person head who was going to be executed can fit.

~Blade was above head so when it falls, it will chop the persons head off.

~Invented by Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin.